All knowing board,

I am going to be in Seattle this Saturday until noon on Sunday. With only having a day, what are some fun things you would do having only one day in Seattle? I am also looking for a great place with a big craft beer selection for lunch and a good place for seafood or other restaurant for dinner.

Thanks!

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The Bismarck in September, 1940, shortly after commissioning.

8 months later, she was at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Newsreel of the sinking.
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And the memorable song by Johnny Horton.
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I only saw the MD-DU lax game at a bar, so I couldn't really tell why the MD and then later the DU goals were disallowed. On the replays, both goals looked good to me. Can anyone else who saw the game weigh in? Was either call a bad call? TIA

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/c...center-child-porn-charge/stories/201705240201

Pitt counseling center director charged with possessing child porn
ANDREW GOLDSTEIN AND ALEX WEIDENHOF
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



The director of the University of Pittsburgh’s counseling center has been arrested on charges he was in possession of child pornography.

Edward J. Michaels, 67, of Wilkinsburg was charged Tuesday by Allegheny County Police with possessing child porn and criminal use of a communication facility. A university spokesman said Mr. Michaels has been placed on leave.

According to a police affidavit, a Wilkinsburg police sergeant went to Mr. Michaels’ Old Gate Road home on March 27 after receiving a tip from a concerned person who had seen photographs of young girls at the residence.

The sergeant found photos of apparently prepubescent girls in sexually explicit poses at Mr. Michaels’ home, the affidavit said. The sergeant seized two laptop computers, two USB memory sticks and several hundred loose photographs, according to the affidavit.

County police detectives reviewed the evidence and said it included photos of young girls in various stages of undress, a naked girl lying on a bed, and other sexually explicit images.

Mr. Michaels was arraigned Wednesday night and was released on non-monetary bond.

A preliminary hearing was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. June 1 with District Judge Kim Marie Hoots in Wilkinsburg.

Mr. Michaels’ could not be reached Wednesday, and court documents did not list an attorney for him.

His biography on the Pitt website says he joined the university’s division of student affairs as the counseling center director in 2015. He chairs the school’s mental health task force, which promotes student well-being, according to the biography.

“The university is cooperating fully with authorities conducting the investigation,” Pitt spokesman Joe Miksch said in an email. “Michaels, who has been a member of the staff for two years, served in an administrative role, and was not assigned clients.”

Andrew Goldstein: agoldstein@post-gazette.com. Alex Weidenhof: aweidenhof@post-gazette.com.

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/c...center-child-porn-charge/stories/201705240201

There's been some criticism here about Maryland's acceptance into the BT from a sports perspective, but with the exception of football and a few "minor " sports, Maryland has raised the conference profile. Maryland excels or is competitive in the following sports: Men's and women's LAX, men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's soccer, and field hockey, to name some that come immediately to mind. I could be missing a few. That's a resume that not many BT members have. It's academic qualifications also compare with or exceed the rest of the conference. Rutgers is a different story.

can be streamed now, on ESPN3.

I missed the first few minutes.

MD just scored with 25:17 left, to go up 1-3. There's a TO -- I'm guessing that PSU called it, but there's no announcement of such.

PSU should have had the draw control, but missed the ball, and MD ended up with the draw control, and then PSU fouled the girl.

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http://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/article151841467.html

UNIVERSITY PARK


The Penn State women’s lacrosse team is solidifying itself as one of the nation’s top programs.

The Nittany Lions locked up their 15th trip to the NCAA semifinals Sunday afternoon, including their second straight final four appearance.

“It’s a great statement for us,” coach Missy Doherty said. “We feel like we’re one of the top teams out there and it’s awesome to be going to back-to-back final fours.”

Haven't seen this posted yet.

http://triblive.com/local/valleynew...ld-require-students-to-carry-health-insurance

I was looking at the women's LAX final four pairings and noticed that all four seeds on the opposite bracket had been eliminated, and that the two semi finalists on that side were Navy and Boston College.

I would have to think that PSU would be favored over either of them if we can get by Maryland in the other semi final.

It would be great to win another NC is a different sport and widen the array of PSU programs at the top level in the country.

Bringing in a professor with extensive research refuting that repressed memory therapy actually makes you remember things, but in fact gives you new fake memories.

A rare court filing that's worth the read.

http://co.centre.pa.us/centreco/media/upload/SANDUSKY WITNESS CERTIFICATION OF DR LOFTUS.pdf

https://www.google.com/amp/s/wpxi.r...er-facing-charges-after-chase-crash/522897576

Nothing on the Pitt board, no surprise.

With 157 of 159 precincts reporting, Dave Sunday has a lead over Eshbach in the primary. Sunday has 13,821 votes to Eshbach's 12,895 votes. Sunday has declared himself the winner.

The two were running in the R primary. There were no candidates in the D primary for York County DA, so whoever won the R primary is the prohibitive favorite to become the next DA of York County.

The above info is from the York Daily Record's web site.

These people remind me of this:

"— but you don't know when to shut up, George! You’re a pain in the neck".

Yes, let's place some culpability where none exists, and feed trolls, idiots and assholes some more.

http://www.centredaily.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article150929017.html

Poofter Live has an article on the apology, with the usual troll comments.

Even though the show has sort of fell into a predictable pattern of late (design something, doesn't work as intended, works great for something else, try to get funding, Erlich screws something up, Richard screws something up worse, they get a small victory some other way, Big Head steps in crap and continues to come out smelling roses, etc.) it's still fun to watch and sort of think, 'Wow, this is really how stuff seems like it works in the tech/app industry!' Also, they've made Erlich's Chinese house-mate, Jian Yang, a much bigger part of the show for the better. Last episode where Erlich made Jian Yang develop an app that is supposed to be able to take a picture of food and tell you what it is (SeeFood) was great - especially when Jian Yang reveals that his app can only determine if something is a hot dog, or not a hot dog. Funnier still is when Erlich trades his stock in the app to Jian Yang for a corvette and his backyard hut, only to find out Periscope bought the app/tech because it turns out the hot dog/not a hot dog determination works great for detecting unwanted penis pics.

Also, Jian-Yangs prank phone calls to Erlich are the best...

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Anyone listening or finished? For those familiar with the hugely successful 'Serial' and 'This American Life' podcasts, 'S-Town' (Sh*t Town) is their latest installment of serialized, investigative journalism and it ups the ante by making all episodes available on day one (and like 'Serial', this is a HIGHLY binge-able podcast that is designed to be devoured in one sitting).

The gist is this - Brian Reed, a reporter/journalist who works for This American Life/Serial was contacted by a man named John (a seemingly well off, climate-change obsessed, mathematical savant who spends his days building a hedge maze, fixing antique clocks, studying 'apocalyptic' statistics, and putting troubled locals to work on his property) who lives in a small town in rural Alabama and who believes that injustice is all around us, and nowhere more prevalent than his hometown of Woodstock, where local a local rich kid has been bragging to anyone willing to listen that he killed a man and got away with it. Reed takes the bait and after several conversations with John, he travels to Woodstock to uncover the truth. What starts out as a murder mystery is actually resolved mid-way through episode two, and an unexpected twist turns the entire story upside down in a fascinating shocking way.

I know there is a 'movement' of sorts with the fascination of Appalachia culture and 'redneck/hillbilly' ideology, but the journalism here is very sincere and fair, and the portrait painted of the people and life of Woodstock, AL is quite eye-opening. Would be interested to hear others' thoughts on this providing folks provide a 'SPOILER' warning - so far, I'm only half way through episode three (there are seven total).

You can listen via iTunes or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

https://stownpodcast.org/

My friends from high school and I are going on our annual baseball stadium trip next week. We plan to see the Angels on Wednesday (if our flight is on time) and the Dodgers on Friday night. Might see the Padres on Saturday night. We have been doing this for about a dozen years. Usually between 5 and 8 of us.

Last year we went to KC and St. Louis and had some good recommendations from one of the posters here.

We are staying in Redondo Beach and are looking for some recommendations for some of the fun, non-touristy stuff such as micro breweries, dive bars, good and reasonably priced restaurants, beaches, etc. Since we are class of 1966 and all married, we will limit our night activities to girl watching. No, we do not need any "Chumleys" recommendations.

Appreciate any helpful suggestions. And I will laugh at the other ones. Hope I am wise enough to know the difference.

They call me The Count because I love to count things!

Today, I have a very special guest with me. Judge Joseph A. Greenaway, Junior, from the United States Court of Appeals, Third District Court! I think this is the first time I have ever had a guest count along with me! I am so excited! He and I will count TOGETHER!

We are going to count to the number of PSU coaches referenced in the infamous Freeh Report. Let's begin!

Joe Paterno! ONE!!!
Mike McQueary! TWO!!!

TWO!!! Two PSU coaches --- a.k.a., SOME coaches --- referenced in the infamous Freeh Report.

AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!!!!!!

(thunder and lightning!!!!)

reasonable person make this conclusion? All talk is again about Penn State culture. We have unfortunately been the home of another tragedy, but the fraternity is privately owned and PSU has almost no control over anything that goes on there. How can the MSM call this a PSU problem? Drinking is a national problem, on almost every campus. NBC interviews Barron and cuts him short on his answers. Gives SPM the DA most of the time. Tough to get away from these people!

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Going in Monday for arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus. At my age they don't actually "fix" it, just clean it up.

Anyone with personal experience on recovery time? Standard doctors line is 3-5 days on crutches, 2 weeks for full range of motion/pain free, 4-5 weeks for full activity including running.

My PT guy says that's conservative and I can get back to full activity quicker than that. Also said it's more of a "how much pain can you bear" vs actually reinjuring the knee.

TIA

Remember how sometimes when you were a kid, you got in trouble at school, and you convinced yourself that maybe the principal would not call your Mom? Even though you started out pretty sure it would happen, you talked yourself into thinking it wouldn't?

The behavior of these "boys" is very reminiscent of an entitled child's wishful thinking.

What's more, for the moment I have to believe Bream was out of the loop. I also think that could change as we move forward. In the meantime, I think if I were running things Bream would be frantically looking for work on my advice. Every semester you live there, there is a decent chance that either a sexual assault or some hideous underage drinking incident will occur in the place in which you chose to live.

Yo, Timmy! Your judgment is very poor. Bad enough Piazza died at your address. I will be needing a little sharper judgment in my next head trainer. Get out.